Bushmills Malt 21 Year Old Madeira Finish

Bushmills Malt 21 Year Old Madeira Finish

This is the tasting notes from Master of Malt: Nose: Rich toffee, honey, spiced fruit notes and dark mocha. Palate: Chewy, dates, pecans, grapes and mango. Finish: Sweet, syrupy pipe tobacco and mint. I think this description is quite ok, so I will only add my personal thoughts on this. To be honest it was a long time since I had such a whisky...

Score 95/100

Bushmills Malt 21 Year Old Madeira Finish

This reinvented by perception of Irish whiskey. Jameson was ok, Redbreast was a lot better--and quite unique--but this stuff...wow. The nose starts off with a vast array of mouthwatering scents; the wine casks, grain, raisins, and candied fruit. After it opens a little, old wood and brown sugar are detected. Sherry seems to be the first thing I...

Score 95/100

Bushmills Malt 21 Year Old Madeira Finish

This is the most premium of Bushmills whiskies - aged for 19 years in oloroso sherry and bourbon casks, then finished for another two years in Madeira casks. I've tasted this a couple of times, I believe the first time was courtesy of @Victor, then again at an Irish pub somewhere - I've always loved it but never really spent time with it....

Score 96/100

Bushmills Malt 21 Year Old Madeira Finish

Bushmills prominently puts 1608, the date in which it received its license to distil, on its bottles. That is not entirely accurate, though. Bushmills was formerly registered as a distillery in 1794, almost 200 years later. It is true, however, that one of the first licenses was granted in 1608 to Thomas Philips (sometimes Phillipps) in County...

Score 89/100